Korea / Special Sits, Pairs, Index Rebalancing, Clepsydra Capital

Sanghyun Park

Korea / Special Sits, Pairs, Index Rebalancing

Clepsydra Capital

Investigate special situations, pairs, and index rebalancing trades in Korea.

Event-Driven

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<li>Based on the latest closing prices, the potential INs/OUTs are as follows. INs: Soulbrain &amp; Enchem / OUTs: Chunbo &amp; Solus Advanced Materials</li>
<li>While the overall market liquidity constraints due to the short-selling ban could exacerbate the price impact on the rebalancing day, it may reduce the flexibility of our Long-Short setup strategies.</li>
<li>While Chunbo carries single-stock futures, its liquidity may not be sufficient. So, a more creative Long-Short approach is required, taking into account these factors.</li>
</ul>


Based on the latest closing prices, the potential INs/OUTs are as follows. INs: Soulbrain &amp; Enchem / OUTs: Chunbo &amp; Solus Advanced Materials
While the overall market liquidity constraints due to the short-selling ban could exacerbate the price impact on the rebalancing day, it may reduce the flexibility of our Long-Short setup strategies.
While Chunbo carries single-stock futures, its liquidity may not be sufficient. So, a more creative Long-Short approach is required, taking into account these factors.


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Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs, Douglas Research Advisory

Douglas Kim

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs

Equity Bottom-Up

Solus Advanced Materials / Equity Bottom-Up

<ul>
<li>We believe the following three catalysts will likely drive share price of Solus Advanced Materials' continued outperformance relative to the market this year. </li>
<li>They include the sale of Solus Biotech, improved control of its operating costs, and rapid increase in capacity for copper foil.</li>
<li>The company has already secured strong order backlog from customers including LG Energy Solution, Tesla Motors, and SK On.</li>
</ul>


We believe the following three catalysts will likely drive share price of Solus Advanced Materials' continued outperformance relative to the market this year. 
They include the sale of Solus Biotech, improved control of its operating costs, and rapid increase in capacity for copper foil.
The company has already secured strong order backlog from customers including LG Energy Solution, Tesla Motors, and SK On.


Solus Advanced Materials: Key Catalysts to Continue Its Outperformance in 2023

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<li>NPS said it would add 50 KOSPI stocks to KOSPI 200 for direct management. However, the key was when this would be implemented and which ones would be included.</li>
<li>SBS, one of Korea's major networks, exclusively reported that NPS finalized the constituent stocks of the NPS-KR250 and started rebalancing trading on the 50 additional KOSPI stocks from January.</li>
<li>Hence, tracing and identifying who these additional 50 KOSPI stocks are is becoming the hottest topic in Korea's local market at this point.</li>
</ul>


NPS said it would add 50 KOSPI stocks to KOSPI 200 for direct management. However, the key was when this would be implemented and which ones would be included.
SBS, one of Korea's major networks, exclusively reported that NPS finalized the constituent stocks of the NPS-KR250 and started rebalancing trading on the 50 additional KOSPI stocks from January.
Hence, tracing and identifying who these additional 50 KOSPI stocks are is becoming the hottest topic in Korea's local market at this point.


Korea NPS Reportedly Finalized Additional 50 KOSPI Stocks in Its BM for Direct Management

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<li>The key to this rebalancing is the inclusion of WCP, which satisfies the requirements of minimum listing period and secondary battery sales amount.</li>
<li>As a hedge for the LONG WCP position, we can use Soulbrain and Solus Advanced, whose passive outflow is relatively high among those of a similar size to WCP.</li>
<li>Among large caps, we should pay attention to L&amp;F, Posco Chemical, and Iljin Materials. However, we should be cautious about approaching them as an active trading target.</li>
</ul>


The key to this rebalancing is the inclusion of WCP, which satisfies the requirements of minimum listing period and secondary battery sales amount.
As a hedge for the LONG WCP position, we can use Soulbrain and Solus Advanced, whose passive outflow is relatively high among those of a similar size to WCP.
Among large caps, we should pay attention to L&amp;F, Posco Chemical, and Iljin Materials. However, we should be cautious about approaching them as an active trading target.


TIGER (WISE) Secondary Battery ETF Rebalancing in January: Names to Watch

<ul>
<li>KRX unveiled the rebalancing results of the CSI KRX China-Korea indices for Korean constituents yesterday.</li>
<li>There is still insufficient evidence data to estimate specific passive impact. The previous rebalancing in June showed no clear correlation between constituent changes and price impact.</li>
<li>Although it may be risky to trade on this rebalancing, monitoring the correlation of their passive impact at this point, one year after the release, seems worthwhile.</li>
</ul>


KRX unveiled the rebalancing results of the CSI KRX China-Korea indices for Korean constituents yesterday.
There is still insufficient evidence data to estimate specific passive impact. The previous rebalancing in June showed no clear correlation between constituent changes and price impact.
Although it may be risky to trade on this rebalancing, monitoring the correlation of their passive impact at this point, one year after the release, seems worthwhile.


CSI KRX China-Korea: Rebalancing Results from KRX & Flow Trading Considerations

South Korea

Solus Advanced Materials Co Ltd manufactures and distributes copper products. The Company produces electric vehicles battery copper foils, electronic equipment copper foils, and other related products. Solus Advanced Materials also produces electronic materials and natural based materials.

Solus Advanced Materials (336370 KS)

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